Thursday, July 26, 2012

"High up on the top floor of a rickety tenement, 214 Elizabeth St., N.Y., this mother and her two children, boy 10 years old and the girl 12, were living in a tiny one room, and were finishing garments. The garments were packed under the bed and on top of it and around the room. Said the make from $1 to $2 a week, and the boys [sic] earns some selling newspapers. I could not get their name. Location: [New York, New York (State)]."

Sunday, July 22, 2012

So far so good with this new addition to the front flower border. It's a mulla mulla, native to Australia, touted as a drought tolerant (once established), subtropical perennial. The foliage has a succulent like appearance, with abundant, long lasting flowers in a shade of purple and texture that was hard to resist. My goal had been to have mostly purple and orange flowers in the front, but that plan fell by the wayside when irresistible blue, yellow, pink, red and white flowers crossed my path.